[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Con. Res. 30 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. CON. RES. 30

 Expressing the support of the United States Congress for the initial 
   efforts of President Ernesto Zedillo of Mexico to eliminate drug-
related and other corruption within the political system of Mexico and 
   urging the President of the United States to encourage President 
       Zedillo to continue with reforms, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

             October 12 (legislative day, October 10), 1995

 Mr. Helms (for himself, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Grassley, and Ms. Snowe) 
 submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to 
                   the Committee on Foreign Relations

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
 Expressing the support of the United States Congress for the initial 
   efforts of President Ernesto Zedillo of Mexico to eliminate drug-
related and other corruption within the political system of Mexico and 
   urging the President of the United States to encourage President 
       Zedillo to continue with reforms, and for other purposes.

Whereas the United States and Mexico share a 2,000-mile border and economic 
        relations between the two nations are increasing;
Whereas Mexican President Ernesto Zedillo has stated his commitment to ``create 
        a nation of law,'' combat drug trafficking, investigate political 
        assassinations, and punish official malfeasance;
Whereas President Zedillo's appointed an opposition party member, Antonio 
        Lozano, as attorney general, the first opposition member in the Cabinet;
Whereas the Government of Mexico has taken steps to end impunity by arresting 
        Raul Salinas, the brother of former President Carlos Salinas, for his 
        involvement in the murder of Jose Francisco Ruiz Massieu, and by 
        requesting the extradition of Mario Ruiz Massieu, former deputy attorney 
        general, for his alleged tampering with evidence in the investigation 
        into the murder of his brother and for accepting money from drug 
        traffickers;
Whereas the investigations of the assassinations of Cardinal Posadas, PRI 
        presidential candidate Luis Donaldo Colosio, and PRI General Secretary 
        Jose Francisco Ruiz Massieu remain unresolved;
Whereas elements of Mexico's bureaucracy are engaged in drug-related and other 
        corruption, including collaborating with drug traffickers who pay for 
        protection, allowing the drug trade to proliferate and threatening 
        United States and Mexican security;
Whereas Mexico is both a major transit point for drugs produced in South America 
        and elsewhere, and a production source of much of the marijuana and 
        heroin shipped into the United States;
Whereas increased drug enforcement efforts in the southeastern United States 
        have achieved some positive results;
Whereas drug smuggling activity has increased along the U.S.-Mexican border; and
Whereas, despite President Zedillo's initial efforts, actions by the Government 
        of Mexico have not pursued aggressively President Zedillo's public 
        commitments to eliminate impunity for former and current government 
        officials: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), 
That--
            (a) the Congress recognizes the initial steps taken by the 
        Mexican Government of President Ernesto Zedillo to investigate 
        drug-related and other corruption in Mexico; and
            (b) it is the sense of the Congress that--
                    (1) the President of the United States should 
                encourage and support President Zedillo's efforts to 
                create an independent Mexican judicial body to evaluate 
                the financial holdings of former and present Mexican 
                officials;
                    (2) the President of the United States should 
                encourage and support President Zedillo's efforts to 
                investigate to the fullest extent possible corruption 
                and economic malfeasance in an effort to bring about a 
                true democracy in Mexico;
                    (3) the United States Congress should pursue 
                efforts to strengthen relations with the Mexican 
                Congress;
                    (4) the Attorney General of the United States 
                should pursue greater cooperation with the Mexican 
                Government to investigate cross-border corruption and 
                to provide protection for those willing to come forward 
                publicly;
                    (5) the President of the United States and senior 
                United States officials should encourage and support 
                efforts by President Zedillo to investigate vigorously 
                the killings of Cardinal Juan Posadas in May 1993, PRI 
                presidential candidate Luis Donaldo Colosio in March 
                1994, and PRI Secretary General Jose Francisco Ruiz 
                Massieu in September 1994;
                    (6) the Government of Mexico should replace and 
                prosecute corrupt regional police commanders;
                    (7) the Mexican people have the support of the 
                United States in efforts to eliminate illegal drug 
                trafficking on both sides of the United States-Mexico 
                border; and
                    (8) the interdiction of illegal narcotics should be 
                a top priority for the United States in its management 
                of the U.S.-Mexican border.
    Sec. 2. The Secretary of the Senate shall transmit a copy of this 
concurrent resolution to the President.
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